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  Let’s Get Aware of Transgenders and Sexual Harassment at Workplace Transgender people are emerging from the margins to fight for an equal place in society. This new transparency is improving the lives of a long misunderstood minority and beginning to yield new policies, as trans activists and their supporters push for changes in schools, hospitals, workplaces, prisons, and the military. Acceptance and awareness of transgender issues is on the rise among both the general population and the business world. Still, a number of troubling transgender issues in the workplace remain. Transgender workers face scattershot legal protections, numerous obstacles in workplace cultures, and high levels of harassment, including sexual harassment. The key to trans friendly workplaces lies in better understanding their unique challenges, and adjusting practices and policies to their varied needs.  Sexual harassment of transgenders at workplace  is a serious issue which n...

  Let’s Know About POSH Committee External Member Who is the external member of PoSH committee? An external member for an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Act is an individual who is not employed by the organization but is appointed to be part of the ICC to ensure impartiality and objectivity in handling complaints related to sexual harassment at workplace . Need for an external member for PoSH An external member ensures an informed process and a balanced result. An external member serves as a knowledgeable, neutral, and unbiased party to not let the management influence the decisions of the PoSH Committee. An effective and good External Member should be able to:  Help the organization to be POSH Compliant . Help in creating awareness of the Act among the employees. Answer questions from the employees and IC members about the implementation of the Act at workplace. Provision for an external member for PoSH...